GRE Word List
PENDULOUS
poised without visible support
The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |